Covers recent developments in ultraviolet and light absorption spectrometry. Subject matter is divided into sections on chemistry, physics, and applications. Cites 655 references. (CS)

Focuses on the effects of diet on personality and learning problems. Recent research in this area is discussed. (SA)

Uses cluster strings and co-citation maps at various levels of aggregation to trace the development of research on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from 1982 to 1987. Includes major findings and shifts in research emphasis. Explores the relationship of changes in bibliometric structure to changes in scientific knowledge and…

The results of examining approximately 850 natural science, medical, and engineering journals were that 132 have at least 1 policy statement concerning deposition of sequence or structure data in a data bank before publication; deposition or sharing of research materials upon request; and availability of supplementary publication services. (65…

Discusses the social structure of scientific communication and considers the opportunities and challenges offered by the increased use of electronic networks. Topics addressed include the research process and the role of communication, assumptions about the effects of electronic networks, benefits and problems of networking, and issues related to…

The main differences between pragmatism and scientific realism seem to focus on the certainty of knowledge. Pragmatists contend that one can never be entirely certain of one's beliefs, whereas scientific realists argue that progress has been, and can be, made in explaining things about the world. (SLD)

Discusses possibilities for the application of telepresence to physics and teaching. Telepresence allows a computer user to effectively be present at some other location through the use of remote cameras, sensors, and controls. (WRM)

This booklet was written for students and describes some of the basic features of a life in contemporary research and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers will encounter in their work. This booklet divides the decisions that scientists make into two overlapping categories. Much of the first half of the booklet looks at…

The objectives and design of a 3-year study of research training and supervision in biology and physics are discussed. Scientific problems arising from work on the thesis will be a focus for the postgraduate students and their supervisors. Attention will be focused on supervisors' and students' conceptions of science, subject range, research,…

A complete profile of the average (male) soccer player is established through the study of ten topflight soccer teams in the United States and abroad. Statistical averages for team age, strength and muscular power, body size and composition, agility and flexibility, lung capacity, and various other physical and physiological characteristics are…

Describes advances in catalytic determinations and other applications of kinetics in chemical analysis. A section on instrumentation and computers is included. Cites 158 references. (CS)

Presents tabular information concerning recent research in the field of enzymes in analytic chemistry, with methods, substrate or reaction catalyzed, assay, comments and references listed. The table refers to 128 references. Also listed are 13 general citations. (CS)

There is little recognition of the scientific traditions of non-Western and indigenous cultures. Non-Western scientists can take part in scientific activity by defining their own agenda, attitudes, values, behaviors, and world views, working on a different model without losing the benefits of science and departing from universal criteria of…

A major effort to restructure the higher education system in the USSR is discussed. The reform is intended to link higher education more directly to the economy through joint research projects, work experiences for students and faculty, and industrial participation in refitting universities with technologically advanced equipment. It is also…

A broad range of well-structured problems--embracing forms of diagnosis, catalog selection, and skeletal planning--are solved in expert computer systems by the method of heuristic classification. These programs have a characteristic inference structure that systematically relates data to a pre-enumerated set of solutions by abstraction, heuristic…